Indy 500: Olivia Newton-John named 500 Festival Parade grand marshal

10:30 AM,
May 12, 2012

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Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has been named grand marshal of the 2012 IPL 500 Festival Parade, one of the largest parades in America, drawing about 300,000 people to Downtown Indianapolis each May.

The parade is Saturday, May 26.

The Australian-born star will also be at the start/finish line at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 25, to give the command to start the engines for the Firestone Indy Lights Freedom 100 -- a race which her nephew, Emerson Neston-John will be racing as part of his debut in that series. ...